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The esoteric and occult traditions of Atlantis
The theories of occultists: chronology
- Written by: N. F. Zhirov, Soviet Doctor of Chemical Sciences
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The myth of Atlantis did not end with Plato's work, nor was it limited to the realistic context given to it by the great ancient Greek philosopher. In the occult books, references to the existence and destruction of Atlantis appeared around 1800 AD. Earlier, among the alchemists of the Renaissance there was a legend that alchemy, magic and astrology were born in the mysterious temples of Atlantis, where man first began to look for ways to convert ordinary metals into gold and silver. Later, in the second half of the 19th century, the myth of Atlantis began to become the main teaching of the Theosophists, Anthroposophists and all other occultists. J. Bramwell in 1937 in his book "Lost Atlantis" points out the unity of the concepts in most of the varieties of modern occultism. The explanation, he says, is that all the data of the occultists apparently come from the same source, ancient Indian books, which an uninitiated one cannot understand, which are allagedly kept secret in underground temples in India. In reality, however, their sources are the work of some prominent occultists - H.P. Blavatsky, M. Manzi, Scott Elliot, R. Steiner, W.P. Phelon are some of them. The following table shows in chronological order the work of some prominent occult-mystical writers who formulated various theories about the existence, hypertechnology and destruction of the country of Atlanteans.
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